Great article, Mark!! I think many of us who were saved later in life have a similar story. We chose the darkness over the light from fear our deeds would be exposed. Yet our great God is sovereign and has written my story with a purpose. I am called to share, praying others will come to the Light. For further pondering, see "My Deep Regret" on my Pursuing Perfection site, from November 12, 2023. Thanks for sharing!
Hi Tessa. I was intrigued when I read the title of your article. I wrote an article with a similar title on Medium.com several years ago: "The One and Only Reason People Choose Not to Follow Jesus." https://medium.com/koinonia/the-one-and-only-reason-people-choose-not-to-follow-jesus-6edebd724380. Even though I've not published a story there for several years, this article has received more hits and reads than anything else I've ever written. I still get weekly reports from Medium of the activity on my page, and this article consistently is viewed and read by between 50 and 100 people every week. It's the title, I'm sure. Folks probably read it to test my hypothesis with their own experience. And your article confirms the hypothesis: People choose not to follow Jesus because they prefer their lifestyle over the lifestyle Jesus exemplifies. They don’t want to give up their sin. Thank you for your honest testimony!
Great article, Mark!! I think many of us who were saved later in life have a similar story. We chose the darkness over the light from fear our deeds would be exposed. Yet our great God is sovereign and has written my story with a purpose. I am called to share, praying others will come to the Light. For further pondering, see "My Deep Regret" on my Pursuing Perfection site, from November 12, 2023. Thanks for sharing!
Hi Tessa. I was intrigued when I read the title of your article. I wrote an article with a similar title on Medium.com several years ago: "The One and Only Reason People Choose Not to Follow Jesus." https://medium.com/koinonia/the-one-and-only-reason-people-choose-not-to-follow-jesus-6edebd724380. Even though I've not published a story there for several years, this article has received more hits and reads than anything else I've ever written. I still get weekly reports from Medium of the activity on my page, and this article consistently is viewed and read by between 50 and 100 people every week. It's the title, I'm sure. Folks probably read it to test my hypothesis with their own experience. And your article confirms the hypothesis: People choose not to follow Jesus because they prefer their lifestyle over the lifestyle Jesus exemplifies. They don’t want to give up their sin. Thank you for your honest testimony!
This gives me such hope for our 23 yo prodigal. Thank you for sharing. ❤️
Praying right now, Cheryl. We never give up on our prodigals. Keep loving. Keep praying.
Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! (Romans 7:25, ESV)
Amen! All praise to Him!!